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    • Overall Rating: 5
    • Price: 5
    • Quality: 3
    • Ease Of Use: 5
    • Usefulness: 5
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    Must have tool for soldering!

    posted by iamalx on 04/10/2013 Certified Owner

    Involvement:Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership:1 week to 1 month

    Pros:
    - The cheapest metal wise I'm aware of - It holds PCBs more reliable than specialized holders like sku-21651 - I've just bought it randomly and now can't imagine myself soldering without this tool
    Cons:
    - The build quality is not so good, but still acceptable - You need to twist it really hard to your table - thats because the h...
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    • Overall Rating: 4
    • Price: 5
    • Quality: 3
    • Ease Of Use: 4
    • Usefulness: 5
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    Excellent for hobbyist

    posted by lauzon83 on 03/29/2013 Certified Owner

    Involvement:Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership:1 day to 1 week

    Pros:
    Excellent for miniature project, for soldering, grinding, cutting... I use it with my dremel for my miniatures. It's strong and small enough to carry it with my tools.
    Cons:
    Paint job / moulding could be better. Otherwise, I don't thing you could get better for the price. it's easy to use and perfect...
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    • Overall Rating: 4
    • Price: 4
    • Quality: 3
    • Ease Of Use: 4
    • Usefulness: 4
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    Seems pretty solid

    posted by Luovahulluus on 03/13/2013 Certified Owner

    Involvement:General (knows how to use it) - Ownership:1 week to 1 month

    Pros:
    Seems quite solid.
    Cons:
    - Casting quality is not very good. - You need to have a really thin table to attach this vise onto. My table is too thick. - T...
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    • Overall Rating: 4
    • Price: 5
    • Quality: 3
    • Ease Of Use: 4
    • Usefulness: 4
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    A very simple vise

    posted by mbvillela on 03/11/2013 Certified Owner

    Involvement:Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership:1 day to 1 week

    Pros:
    The price and the size are perfect! A very cheap tool and a very small one. Perfect for small things that does not require too much forces to do the work.
    Cons:
    This is a very, very simple vise. Not for users with great expectations because it is a small and not so perfect vise. The scre...
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    • Overall Rating: 4
    • Price: 3
    • Quality: 3
    • Ease Of Use: 3
    • Usefulness: 5
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    Pres

    posted by Pres on 02/13/2013 Certified Owner

    Involvement:General (knows how to use it) - Ownership:1 day to 1 week

    Pros:
    : Small. As it was said before, you can fit it in your pocket. Durable. It won't break while you use it. The metal is hard enough so you don't have to worry about that
    Cons:
    The material is a bit weak, even when the fastener is a bit wide open loose. The product itself is poorly built, the fasteners ...
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    • Overall Rating: 4
    • Price: 4
    • Quality: 3
    • Ease Of Use: 5
    • Usefulness: 5
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    useful little vise

    posted by defjam on 01/23/2013 Certified Owner

    Involvement:General (knows how to use it) - Ownership:1 week to 1 month

    Pros:
    inexpensive, it works, its good for small things, the jaws only open up a little more than one inch,
    Cons:
    i dont think its actually steel, the first times using it the sliding action of the vise felt very rough, the bare steel surfac...
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    • Overall Rating: 5
    • Price: 5
    • Quality: 4
    • Ease Of Use: 5
    • Usefulness: 4
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    Pretty Cool

    posted by ctraney on 01/23/2013 Certified Owner

    Involvement:Novice  (still getting used to it) - Ownership:1 day to 1 week

    Pros:
    This thing is pretty cool. Nice and all metal. It is easy to use and pretty straightforward. If you need it, get it! It's cheap..you can't beat the price.
    Cons:
    It's pretty small. Not only does it have to be mounted on a small surface, but has to be used for holding smaller items. It's n...
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    • Overall Rating: 5
    • Price: 5
    • Quality: 4
    • Ease Of Use: 5
    • Usefulness: 5
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    good product, solid

    posted by prescura on 01/19/2013 Certified Owner

    Involvement:Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership:less than 1 day

    Pros:
    solid yet light GREAT value for the money paid being made of Aluminum alloy shipment came FASTER than other DX, getting better!
    Cons:
    not perfect finish, yet, again for the money paid is very useful. I fixed it though in 30 seconds with a lime.
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    • Overall Rating: 4
    • Price: 3
    • Quality: 4
    • Ease Of Use: 5
    • Usefulness: 5
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    Good thing

    posted by sachetto on 01/14/2013 Certified Owner

    Involvement:Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership:1 week to 1 month

    Pros:
    Good thing. I used to make circuit board without this equipment and wasn't so good. Now is very easer do this because the vise hold the circuit board and I can welds very fast, what is good for everyone. It's small and this cam be good or not. Is good becau...
    Cons:
    By being small is not good because you can not get bigger things.
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    • Overall Rating: 4
    • Price: 5
    • Quality: 2
    • Ease Of Use: 5
    • Usefulness: 5
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    vise, ok

    posted by danko1 on 01/09/2013 Certified Owner

    Involvement:General (knows how to use it) - Ownership:1 week to 1 month

    Pros:
    Small. As it was said before, you can fit it in your pocket. Durable. It won't break while you use it. The metal is hard enough so you don't have to worry about that. Useful. I've been so used to it by now that when I'm not home I can't hold things properly...
    Cons:
    Open it too far and it comes apart. Can not mount to surfaces thicker than 2cm. May twist or move around slightly once in place...
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